BECAL (The Boehringer Ingelheim Economic Calculator) was created in collaboration with industry experts to provide a convenient tool for the economic analysis of vaccination interventions. BECALsow looks at health interventions in the sow herd and evaluates preventative health measures by easily calculating the return of investment based on production data.
BECAL Pig calculator
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Description
Finishing Places
Farm Performance
Baseline
Alternative
Difference
Difference %
Weight in
kg
kg
kg
%
Weight out
kg
kg
kg
%
Downtime
d
d
d
%
ADWG
kg
kg
kg
%
ADOF
d
d
d
%
Turns / year
%
FCR
%
Feed consumed per head
kg
kg
kg
%
Mortality
%
%
%
%
No pigs died / group
%
Avg. weight of dead pigs
kg
kg
kg
%
Avg. days on feed of dead pigs
d
d
d
%
Farm Economics
Baseline
Alternative
Difference
Difference %
Feed price
€/ton
€/ton
Price carcass weight
€/kg
€/kg
€
%
Carcass Yield
%
%
%
%
All med. & all vac. Cost
€
€
€
%
New vac. cost only
€
Results
Baseline
Alternative
Difference
Difference %
Margin over feed and medicine per pig
€
€
€
%
Margin over feed and medicine per batch
€
€
€
%
Pig production (annually)
%
Margin over feed and medicine per year
€
€
€
%
Return on Investment (ROI)
Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR)
Insights
Growth Valorisation Approach
The change observed is
g
per day
It represents
kg
per pig
€
per pig
A change in ADWG of
g
per day
in growth equals
€
per pig present
Increasing your growth with
kg
per day makes the vaccine profitable
FCR - Economic Approach
The change observed is
kg
per kg
It represents
kg
of feed per pig
€
per pig
A change of
kg
per kg
in FCR equals
€
per pig
Decreasing your FCR with
kg
per kg makes the vaccine profitable
Mortality
The change observed is
%
per group
It represents
pigs per group
€
per pig present
A change of
%
in loss equals
€
per pig present
Decreasing your mortality rate with
kg
per group makes the vaccine profitable